The The Spanish hockey team stumbled again against Great Britain (4-0) in its debut match at Paris 2024where Max Caldas’ team created more danger at the start, but did not take advantage of their penalty corner options and their rival led to victory with two goals in 3 minutes before the break, to resolve in another time through a penalty and another goal with 2 minutes from the end.
Just like a month ago in the Pro League, where The British won their confrontations with the Spanish, The first three points of the Olympic tournament went to the first, who found themselves against a brave opponent, focused on attacking in their first actions and fighting until the end.
Two clear shots from Chefo Basterra and others from Marc Reyné and Jordi Bonastre were the first warnings from Spain, the first team with penalty corner options, two in the first quarter, although they did not finish the goal.
Yes, two minutes after the first section, the defeat of Spain made it close to the place where Nicholas Park, on the left wing, picked up the ball and surprised Luis Calzado, as well as Gareth Furlong later, with a strike that made it 2-0 before the break. The Spanish goalkeeper had earlier saved England’s first corner penalty.
English goalkeeper Ollie Payne also did his homework by stopping another penalty for Spain with his foot, at the start of the third quarter, which was a transition time into the final stretch, with Great Britain hit again.
Spain were left without a penalty corner due to the video referee’s decision, but Gareth Furlong took advantage of what his side eventually got, despite the fact that Luis Calzado managed to keep the ball, and He scored 3-0 and the second on his own account.
The Spanish response with shots from Marc Miralles, Chefo Basterra and Eduard De Ignacio-Simó did not have the desired effect and the British were condemned when Ruppert Shipperley recovered the ball which was saved by Luis Calzado two minutes from time.
The video referee disallowed a goal with a penalty taken by Xavi Gispert and the “RedSticks” were left empty-handed on their debut in Paris. This Saturday their opponent is Germany, the last world champion.
Data sheets
4 – Great Britain: Payne; Ames, Sanford, Furlong, James, Waller, Draper, Wallace, Shipperley; Ward, Roper -starting team-, Park, Goodfield, Morton, Williamson, Calnan.
0 – Spain: Shoes; Alonso, Bonastre, Gispert; Cunill, Vilallonga, Miralles, Menini, Basterra, Reyné, Font -initial team- Iglesias, Clapés, Recasens, De Ignacio-Simó, Rodríguez.
The objectives: 1-0, Nicholas Park (m.13). 2-0, Gareth Furlong (m.16). 3-0, Gareth Frulong (m.48, from pc). 4-0, (m. 58, Shipperley).
Referees: Rogers (AUS) and Prasad (IND). They showed green cards to Parc, Reyné, Rodríguez, Vilallonga and Basterra.
Incidents: The match on the first day of group A was played at the Yves-du-Manoir stadium.
Source: La Verdad
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